Brouwerij Palm

Commercial Brewery in Steenhuffel, Flemish Brabant, Belgium 🇧🇪
Owned by Bavaria Brouwerij (Swinkels Family Brewers)
Associated Venue: Palm Brewery

Established in 1706

Contact
Steenhuffeldorp 3, Steenhuffel, 1840, Belgium
Subsidiaries
Brouwerij Palm owns 2 breweries:
Description
Sometime before 1698 one Andries Van Doorselaer started renting a brewery next to the church in Steenhuffel; however, he was able to open his own brewery when he purchased the De Hoorn property across the street in 1706. In 1801 De Hoorn is sold by public auction to Jan Baptist De Mesmaecker and Clara Bastaerts. In 1908, his daughter Henriette De Mesmaecker married Arthur Van Roy, a descendant of a brewing family from Wieze.

Arthur kick-started the brewery’s industrial development in order to sell his beers far beyond the borders of the municipality. He also created his own “Spéciale Belge” brew. In 1929, Arthur Van Roy gave his “Spéciale Belge” the brand name “Spéciale PALM”. The brewery continued to grow before and after the second World War.

In 2014 Palm Breweries is renamed Palm Belgian Craft Brewers. A new micro-brewery is opened in order to experiment with new combinations of herbs, spices, hops, fruit and wood, and is named in honour of De Hoorn. At 10 hl, the capacity of the micro-brewery is almost exactly the same as that of the village brewery of days gone by.

On 9 May 2016, the Dutch brewery Bavaria N.V. (Swinkels Family Brewers) bought a majority stake in the company. Bavaria initially bought 60% of the shares and will expand this to 100% in 2021.

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from a local supermarket. Aroma is wheaty with fruity hop, soft floral notes, orange, Mosaic hop, tropical notes. Flavour is a bit sweeter than I like with a decent moderate bitterness. Medium body. Not bad for a Palm beer.

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 22:24


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Can from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is modest fruity hop with orange, pale malt, peachy notes, bit soapy in the finish. Moderate bittersweet flavour, light to medium body of a session IPA. Drinkable and a bit lacking.

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 13:28


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

Can at home shared with Laura. Hazy yellow color, white head. Aroma and flavor are wheat, citrus, light citrus peel, a bit yeasty and lightly herbal. In a good way though, well balanced I must say which is quite rare. So I like this. Quite well done I'd say.

Tried on 15 Jan 2025 at 22:33


5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Overall Nothing I will buy again. A bit dull and boring
Apperance: Hazed yellow and a fine white head.
Aroma: Moderate intensity.
Palate: Mellow sweetness and a fine carbonation level. Pleasant to drink.
Flavor: Fruity, wheat, mild banana and some yeast
Where: Can from Systembolaget in Strömstad, Sweden

Tried from Can from Systembolaget Strömstad - Oslovägen 56 on 06 Jan 2025 at 16:43


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

330ml bottle. Clear amber, small off white head. Caramel malts, raisin, red berries. Taste is slightly thin version of the aroma. Medium body, soft to zingy carbonation. It's ok.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:25


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:15


2.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1

Bottle 0,33ltr: Amber low-alcohol saw they have this one, because i was driving why not try this one.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:51


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Cafe Onde de Toren, Essen, Belgium. Drink this classic a lot but never rated it. Amber looks, and more of taste than the regular one.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:46


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle 0,25ltr: Golden coloured Pilsener from Palm, very hoppy (Zatec) taste and good bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:46


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Tap at Cafe Schommelen, Leiden: An decent follow-up for the Bock Pils. Clear golden coloured brew with an good bitter taste, the Bock Pils was more smoother of taste.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:40